|/\/\| South Beach Check In Thread - September 10th ~ 16th |/\/\|

[rose1]

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Welcome to the South Beach Forum and to the Weekly South Beach Check In, where Beachers gather for support, advice, and just to chat about the South Beach diet and life in general. Come on in and join us - whether you are brand new to the diet, switching from another plan, a long time poster, or a complete newbie, there is a place for you on this thread! We're very friendly and supportive, and we'll never 'jump' on you about anything, unless you ask our advice or opinion. You can post as little or as often as you like - anything goes!

[Radmom413]

Marking my spot!

tina - in case you didn't see on old thread - YOU LOOK GREAT!

No rain this a.m. so heading out for my walk.

Should be a quiet week this week. Yesterday was OP but did eat three grains; which I have not done.

Upcoming weekend is out of town at a sales meeting in Minneapolis with DH. I will choose wisely but will prepare this week also by watching it; just in case. The ladies will be shopping at the Mall of America Saturday, so looking forward to that!

Have a great day all; I will peek in later to see how you all fared over the weekend!

[mygems]

Had a bad weekend with 2 birthday parties and definitely didn't stay OP.

Onwards and Upwards!! I am starting my 2 weeks of Phase 1 over again today as I really didn't get through without cheating a few times.

Wish me luck!! I am worried about staying motivated but I know I can do this!!

Breakfast - not hungry yet so I'm taking 2 hardboiled eggs and some string cheese to work to eat when I get hungry.

Lunch - 3 veggie quiche cups, cut up veggies and turkey

Snacks - cheese strings, almonds

Dinner - chicken and ??

Evening snack - sf jello

[tinatina]

just marking my spot this morning. . .
back at lunchtime w/more. . .

hope everyone had a great weekend!

[heahyou00]

Good Morning Beachers,
Its a Monday thats for sure, we are slammed at work, uggg.
My weight stayed the same from yesterday, but thats ok, I made a killer dinner last night, it was Thai Peanut Chicken, I got the receipe off the net and just altered it a bit to fit my needs and I even fed it to the rest of my family, I just made them noodles to go with theres, and I ate mine without the noodles, although I could have made some Dreamfields for me, but went without.
Heres me menu for today:

B- puffed wheat cereal
s- v-8
l- leftover thai peanut chicken
s- string cheese
d- Lasagna


Lots of water today, because tomorrow is the weigh in at work!!

Kelly

[Jacqui926]

Good Morning ladies! Stepped on the scale this morning and was hugely disappointed to see that I am up 3 lbs. I have no idea how, I thought I was being really good? I went to a baby shower yesterday where they served brunch. They had ham and cheese quiche and I at the inside but steered clear of the crusts, they had eggs benedict and I took off the mcmuffin and just at the egg and canadian bacon with hollondaise sauce, and a couple of slices of bacon. I'm wondering if I am up due to the 3 glasses of wine I had Friday night? I also had one glass of champagne at the brunch, and that is really the first time I've had alcohol since beginning South Beach, so I'm wondering if that did it. Any advice anyone??

I'm going to really stick to the plan this week, and hopefully those 3 lbs will go away quickly!

Today's menu:

B - 2 veggie quiche cups
S - Low carb yogurt
L - Chef salad
S - 15 almonds
D - Salmon broiled with I can't believe it's not butter spray and garlic salt, and a veggie, maybe steamed asparagus??

Have a great day everyone!!

[cagmom]

Good Morning Ladies


Sorry I didn't get back to posting yesterday,as I'm a big golf fan,and had to watch the fed ex cup play offs. Than after the game,we heard distressing news about my DH cousin dieing over in Ireland while on vacation.

Now I have rush again to take my DH to an hospital appointment he made a week ago.


Well I didn't do good on my first day on the beach,had too many carbs on Phase 1.Well try better today.

Menu
b-soy milk and dry musili
l-turkey breast rolled up on a bed of lettuce
d-cheese burger with bacon mushroom mixture on top,salad on the side.

Will get back to the thread later,Until than have a wonderful morning.


Hugs CAG

[vessel of prayer]

Off to work. Today is weigh in. I am down some, but not what I would have liked.

[Star123]

Morning Beachers... it's a new week!!! I'm marking my spot too. Not going to worry or beat myself up about the cake and icecream I had at church yesterday. I'm eating clean all this week... and should be down by fridays wi.

Rose... thanks for starting this week's thread.

cagmom... no worries... you'll do fine.

Jacqui... it could be just 3 lbs of water... your body flucuates throughout the week... that's why you should wi only once a week. Those pounds will be gone in no time flat.

Kelly... good for you staying OP.

Hi Tina!!!

mygems... don't worry about it or beat yourself up. I'm not... just eat clean for the rest of the week... you'll do fine.

Cindy... nice to have a quiet week for a change... aye? Have fun with your DH and a good time shopping at the Mall of America.

Everyone have a great monday!!!

[PIR8LUVR]

Morning beachers!

I'm so jealous of Ellen. I would love to be headed to Bermuda right now!! My family and I are trying to plan another cruise. Possibly right after Christmas.

I made it through the weekend pretty well. I am up a pound today from saturday, which was my lowest weight. And, it took the scale a while to decide on that weight so I am thinking that I'm probably borderline. I wasn't horrible over the weekend (except for the Margaritas) but I plan to eat clean this week. We have another game saturday. I haven't decided if I am going to tailgate yet. It takes such chunk out of my day.

I'm actually glad it's Monday. I don't have anything I have to do tonight. Yay.

Have a great day!

[JillianDC]

Hi Ladies,

You're all doing great! I'm just popping in to let you know I'm still here and doing well -- down another lb!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Jillian

[PIR8LUVR]

I forgot to tell you...

I had two people compliment me on my weight loss yesterday. One is a friend who knows I have been doing SB. She just started herself last week. The other was a woman I haven't seen in about 3 weeks. She said "you are looking skinny! What are you doing? Starving yourself?"

I also had a small NSV yesterday. It was really rainy because of the tropical storm and I had to go to youth group. I decided to wear jeans. I have two identical pairs of Villager (a Liz Claiborne brand) jeans, only one is 16 and one is a 14. I figured I better try on the 16 first. They were too big. The 14 fit fine!!

[Ericha2]

Happy Monday Beachers!!!

First WI since since starting the beach and....

I'm down 9 lbs!!!

I know first week is always a big loss because a lot is water weight but damn it felt good to see that when I stepped on the scale this morning!

PIR8 - congrats on the 14s! that's my current goal size. If I can get there, I may set a new goal for lower but that would be awesome.

My trainer bailed on me this morning but we've rescheduled tor tomorrow. Can't wait to tell her the good news, too. Thanks for all the encouragement!

Today's Menu:
B: 2 veggie quiche cups (sans spinach, plus mushrooms), 2 sl turkey bacon, 1/3 tomato, 1/2 avocado
S: decaf coffee w/ ff milk and sf vanilla syrup
L: 2 c lettuce, 4 oz. chicken, dressing, 1/2 tomato, .5 oz almonds
S: rf cheese stick
D: Grilled pork chop, green beans, hummus
S: sf popsicle

Have a great week everyone!

[Neesie 2x]

Hi Beachers!
I got on the scale this morning and was up 1.5 lbs. Didn't really cheat this weekend but did have some peanuts at the game Saturday night and they usually do effect me so I'm not surprised. Add the fact that I sat on my butt all day yesterday and there's my answer. It should come right off so I'm not too worried. I think I need to add some type of workout to my weekends especially now that gardening is pretty much done for the year. I think I'll drop one of my gym days and add a workout on Sundays and see what happens.

Sarah - don't give up - you can do this! Keep coming here for advice and inspiration. Once more pounds start coming of you'll get motivated really fast. From your stats you've lost 4 lbs already - that's great! Just take it day by day.

Jacqui - your menu looks great. Sometimes your weight will fluctuate with no apparent reason - altho I'd blame the alcohol for this one. If you eat op and work out for the next day or 2 the weight should come off pretty quickly - it's when you let them linger around for a while that they're harder to get off.

Cag - don't worry about the number of carbs - as long as you are eating according to the phase 1 list and are not overeating you'll do fine. I would skip the musili - that would be a grain and they are not allowed on P1. Also, make sure you get plain turkey breast - anything that is "honey" or "brown sugar" is a no-no.

Sheila - why the frown? Any loss is something to celebrate!! So WOOHOO for you!

Tammy & Jillian & Cindy

Today's menu:
B: Cheese omelet / tea
L: chicken salad / mayo / tomatoes / dressing
S: Orange cheese mix
D: Steak or chili depending on the weather - looks like rain - no BBQ'g
S: SF Fudgesicle

Have a great day everyone!
Neesie

[cagmom]

Hi Ladies

I'm back from the hospital visit.Doing good today on my second day on Phase 1. Going to watch what I eating & going to start portion control.

Mygems-Good Luck on your starting Phase 1 again. I won't start over again just go on for 1 or 2 days if your craving aren't that bad,than resume going to Phase 2.

Healthy-Congrats on staying the same its bettter than a gain. That Peanut Chicken sounds delish.......I used to use Dream fields pasta before I found a new prod. called Carba Nada roasted garlic fettuccine noodles. They have 18 carb for 1 1/2 cups,but I cook that amount and than divide into thirds and the carbs read 8 per serving.

Jacgi-Sorry about your 3 lb gain,It could be something so simple like water retention. Did you drink enough water or its a possibility that you ate some thing on Saturday that brought up the weight. Just a thought


Vessel-You did good losing some. You might lose some more next week.


Star-Thanks for your conference in me. Hope your right. I like to succeed in Phase 1.


Erica-Congrats on your 9 lb loss. You're dong terrific.Hope I will follow suit.

Neesie-Thanks for your encouragement.I was in a hurry to get to the an appointment I forgot and took the Muesli without thinking. The turkey was plain, don't like the honey ham.



Have a great day


Hugs CAG

[cocosmama]

Everyone.....

This body of mine is not cooperating When I started ovulating last week the scale went up 4 lbs....this happens almost every time...does anyone else gain weight when they ovulate???? Then I have the weight gain during TOM so it's almost impossible to lose any weight I also count calories so I know I'm not over eating.

I have a Drs. apt Wednesday for a complete physical so maybe I'll find out something then


Congrats to all of you that had a loss Good Job!!

TTYL......Rita

P.S. It's raining and 56 degrees right now....after all the heat and humidity we've had this feels wonderful.....I love it!!!!!! I'm going to put a roast in the oven for supper tonight....Yummm!!

[gram1648]

Hi Beachers

Got home yesterday but was feeling a bit under the weather so went to bed only got up for dinner then right back to bed. Asthma and allergies were acting up from something around the motel we were staying at as dgd was feeling the same and she has asthma and allergies too. Had a great time with dggs he is just so adorable and just learning to walk, he thought all those presents were grat lol, didn't like our singing though lolNeedless to say was unable to stay op but was a 1# loss so I will take it and be happy for this week, and get right back on the wagon.

Not sure of menu for today:

B: 3 egg omlet with cheese, 4 pcs turkey bacon (last in the pkg), 6 oz tomato juice, 2C black coffee
L: Chief's salad, H2O
S: ff sf yogurt
D: left overs from yesterday- grilled pork chop, steamed cabbage, bean soup, sf ff pudding cup
S: not sure but maybe a choc min muffin or ham and string cheese roll up

Amiga: on your reaching goal.

Cagmom: good luck on your journey

Cindy: on your NSV you are doing great

Tammy: your pics. Wtg on your loose pants too!!!!

Kelly: on your 20# loss KTGW

Tina 30# wtg keep on keeping on..

Sarah: good luck on no cheats this time on p-1

Jacqui: maybe too many salty foods and too much alchol combined but have no fear you will lose it quickly

Cag: your menu looks a bit skimpy are you following the guidelines of the stickies at the top or by the book? where are your snaks and vegies?

Shiela: but I am taking my !# loss and being happy a loss is a loss is a loss after all.

Pir8: on the size 14's

Jillian: a Big hi back at you

Ericha: on 9# loss wtg

Neesie you will figure it all out - no problem girlfriend.

Rose: hows everything going for you 2?

If I missed anyone it was unintensional but we are getting so big it is hard to fit everyone in.

Have a great day beachbuddies
Gram (Lee)

[PghMarsha]

Afternoon all. Man, I am really late today. These folks at work just won't leave you alone.

Anyway, I was real busy getting the new bedroom together over the weekend and dh was away. Ate OK but was really too busy to cook much - just sort of snacked all day Saturday on legal stuff. On Sunday, I made scrambled eggs (6 of them), ham and green pepper for ds and me. While I was at it I made a flax bowl muffin. Well, ds comes into the kitchen and asked if that was for both of us (sounding disappointed). I told him go ahead and eat the eggs and I would eat the muffin. He at it ALL. My goodness!

Have to run - someone wants to talk to me again. Hopefully have more time tomorrow.

[vessel of prayer]

Originally Posted by cocosmama

Everyone.....

This body of mine is not cooperating When I started ovulating last week the scale went up 4 lbs....this happens almost every time...does anyone else gain weight when they ovulate???? Then I have the weight gain during TOM so it's almost impossible to lose any weight I also count calories so I know I'm not over eating.

I have a Drs. apt Wednesday for a complete physical so maybe I'll find out something then


Congrats to all of you that had a loss Good Job!!

TTYL......Rita

I havent ovulated in so long I dont remember. On the serious side, I do remember, and yes I did gain up to five pounds during that time of the month. And felt horrible also. I had a hyst. in the yr 2000 so now I dont have to worry about that anymore. Now just worry about the hot flashes, and stuff like that.

Reading the posts .. you all are doing so well.
I am also envious of cruises. My aunt and uncle are on one this week to Bermuda also. I cant wait for the pics when they return. I have never been on a cruise ... Oh still havent said anything about myself. I am in my 50's teee heee, have two grown children, one girl, married with 4 girls, ages, 8, twins are 6 and little bit, one yr. My son, asscociate pastor of a church in Andalusia AL , he is married, and no children. He is also soon to be an author. November I think. I am married, I do house cleaning for a living and sell avon. Can I say that here?

Nice to meet you all.

[fluffybear2]

I would like to begin the SBD. I have hypothyroidism and insulin resistance and have just been diagnosed with IBS. I was trying to do a low fat, low carb diet, but the doctor has given me some more restrictions. She wants me to continue to keep my fats low and restrict dairy as well as increase fiber. Someone suggested I try the SBD since there are more choices. I copied the info on the stickies and hope that I can continue to lose weight even though I am switching diets.

[Danipower714]

Wow Tina and Tammy, your pictures looked great in the other thread! KUTGW!

I'm up a pound today But, I just got my period, so I'm hoping it's due to that. I stayed on plan all weekend.

B: coffee and sf yogurt
L: hummus and veggies
S: string cheese
D: baked haddock and broccoli
S: sf fudgesicle

Everyone is doing so well! Keep it up!

[vessel of prayer]

Welcome Fluffybear!!!